Jazz Lab

AllMusic awarded the album 4½ stars, stating, "With some of the best arrangements heard in jazz and excellent solos by Gryce, Byrd, and Flanagan, Jazz Lab makes for an excellent introduction to the hard bop catalog." ==Track listing==

All tracks are by Gigi Gryce except where noted. • "Speculation" (Horace Silver) – 3:38 • "Over the Rainbow" (Harold Arlen, Yip Harburg) – 8:21 • "Nica's Tempo" – 5:27 • "Blue Concept" – 5:03 • "Little Niles" (Randy Weston) – 7:04 • "Sans Souci" – 7:17 • "I Remember Clifford" (Benny Golson) – 4:57 • Recorded in New York City on February 4, 1957 (tracks 1 & 3), February 5, 1957 (tracks 2 & 6), and March 13, 1957 (tracks 4, 5 & 7) == Personnel ==

• Gigi Gryce – alto saxophone • Donald Byrd – trumpet • Jimmy Cleveland (tracks 5 & 7), Benny Powell (tracks 1 & 3) – trombone • Julius Watkins – French horn (tracks 1, 3, 5 & 7) • Don Butterfield – tuba (tracks 1, 3, 5 & 7) • Sahib Shihab – baritone saxophone (tracks 1, 3, 5 & 7) • Tommy Flanagan (tracks 1–3 & 6), Wade Legge (tracks 4, 5 & 7) – piano • Wendell Marshall – bass • Art Taylor – drums == References ==